I’ve always lived where tornadoes are a fact of life. As a kid, we had tornado drills. We heard the tornado sirens tested on Wednesdays at noon, and my siblings and I passed more minutes than I’d like to think about under a mattress in our hallway or, later, in the earthen dugout shelter beside […]

Every year when Lent rolls around, I’m usually scrambling for something to do for a devotion. In college, many of my friends observed the Lenten season by giving up chocolate or sweets. Some years I would join them, but I admit that I never liked this because my birthday always falls during Lent (as does […]

Do you ever modestly shun credit for something you do? For example, if I said to you, “Wow, I love how your house is decorated! Did you hire a decorator?” If your initial response is, “Oh, I don’t really decorate. I just copy Pinterest,” then you are qualifying yourself. When people find out that I […]

Recently, in an effort to pay off some debt, save for big purchases, and keep something on my stay-at-home mom resume, I got a job subbing at a child care facility. I’ve worked with kids before in many different capacities and I have two kids of my own, so I’m highly qualified for this job. […]

Recently, I saw a Facebook friend from a friend of mine who moved out of state. She was lamenting the fact that it was so difficult to meet new people and make friends, especially when you have two kids under age 5 at home. Only a couple of comments in, someone had given her […]